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Pages in category "Barrier islands of New Jersey" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Barnegat Peninsula, also known as the Island Beach Peninsula or Barnegat Bay Island and colloquially as "the barrier island", is a 20-mile (32 km) long, narrow barrier peninsula located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, that divides the Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
Barrier islands are a coastal landform, a type of dune system and sand island, ... Absecon Island in New Jersey, where Atlantic City is located; ...
Middle Sedge Island in Barnegat Bay is a 25-acre (0.10 km 2) island, 14 acres (0.057 km 2) of which are developed with a single house. [13] Other islands include: Little Sedge Island, Northwest Point Island and Marsh Elder Island. Some are privately owned and some are owned by the state of New Jersey. [14]
Long Beach Island (colloquially known as LBI, The LBI Region, or simply The Island) is a barrier island and summer colony along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, on the Jersey Shore. Aligned north to south, the northern portion generally has more expensive low-density housing, whereas the southern portion ...
Island Beach is a barrier spit located on the Jersey Shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Ocean County, New Jersey.Since the closing of Cranberry Inlet about 1812 [1] (approximately at the boundary between Ortley Beach and Seaside Heights), it has been joined physically to Squan Beach, and is a major component of the Barnegat Peninsula.
New Jersey American Water Lifts "Do Not Consume" Order for Barrier Islands VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New Jersey American Water customers who are returning to their homes along Ocean County ...
Most of the park encompasses the former borough of Island Beach. The park is the largest reserve of undeveloped barrier island in New Jersey and one of the largest in the United States. [2] The park is divided into two areas. The Island Beach Northern Natural Area covers 659 acres (2.7 km 2), some of which is